COLLEGE BASEBALL: Friday's roundup

Published 4:55 pm, Friday, February 14, 2014

LUBBOCK — Texas Tech suffered a 1-0 loss to No. 3 Indiana on Friday afternoon in front of 2,751 fans at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. It marked the Red Raiders’ top home-opening crowd since 2003.

Indiana scored the only run of the game in the first inning after leadoff batter Will Nolden doubled to right-center field on the first pitch of the game. A groundout by catcher Kyle Schwarber to the right side of the infield moved Nolden to third base, and then a sacrifice fly by first baseman Sam Travis scored Nolden.

Red Raider junior starting pitcher Dominic Moreno (0-1) went six innings, allowing five hits and the run with three strikeouts and three walks while throwing 78 pitches.

Hoosiers starting pitcher Joey DeNato (1-0) earned the win going six shutout innings giving up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts. Closer Ryan Halstead earned the save pitching the ninth inning recording one strikeout during a three-up, three-down frame.

Tech had four players record a base hit while sophomore right fielder Eric Gutierrez was the only player in the game with a multi-hit game going 2-for-4. Junior second baseman and Midland Christian grad Bryant Burleson went 1-for-3 with a bunt base hit to extend his career-best hit streak to 15 games (dating back to 2013). Sophomore Tyler Neslony singled up the middle as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning.

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TARLETON STATE

ODESSA — The University of Texas of the Permian Basin baseball team was swept in a doubleheader with Tarleton State on Friday at Roden Field.

The Cowboys won the first game, 6-3, and then took the second game, 14-5.

Tarleton (5-4) jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first game and then plated single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.

UTPB shortstop Brian Brademan was 4 for 4 with an RBI, and Colin Kowal and Ryne Head each had two hits.

In the second game, Tarleton scored five runs in the fourth inning and seven in the fifth to open up a 14-0 lead. UTPB did come back with three runs in the sixth and two in the seventh.

Andrew Grifol had three hits for UTPB and an RBI.

Midland High grad Luke Slentz was one of seven Cowboys players to record two or more hits on the day. Evan Robinson, Kevin Meredith and Alvaro Moreno each drove in three runs.

UTPB will take on the Colorado School of Mines in a doubleheader at 2 p.m. today at Roden Field.